Yesterday
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
The $5b ‘repair job’ that is reviving Circular Quay
A suite of projects – including an office tower, luxury apartments and the new Waldorf Astoria – is breathing new life into Sydney’s city waterfront hub.
This Month
- Opinion
- Rural property
Mood shifts in the bush as farmland’s long run peters out
The mood has changed in the bush.Farm incomes are tipped to fall in 2023-24, driven by declines in crop production and reduced prices for livestock.
September
- Opinion
- Office
Which offices will win? It’s all about location
When it comes to renting office property, businesses are thinking a lot more about access to transport, retail, services and after-hours entertainment.
- Analysis
- Property Observed
Finally, the focus is on housing supply
The Albanese team is the first federal government in decades to focus on housing supply and not on vote-winning, but ultimately self-defeating, demand-side stimulus.
- Opinion
- Affordable housing
Property veterans lean in on affordable housing challenge
Commercial property leaders are stepping up to the challenge of providing affordable accommodation to those who need it.
August
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
Stormwater problems hit logistics projects at Kemps Creek
Developers say a Sydney Water levy was ‘late coming to table’ and added almost $50 million to the development costs of a nine-warehouse project.
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
Debt headwinds smash some REITs - but not others
Borrowing costs affect all investors, but particularly those in commercial property. And then there’s the issue of values.
- Opinion
- Office
There’s one big factor in the office property slump (and it’s not WFH)
Australia’s office tower property sector is in the doldrums - but investors shouldn’t ignore the fact that there’s an excess of new supply.
July
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
Redemption returns as issue for property funds
When the unlisted property sector is under pressure and values are falling, investors need to know they can get their money back.
- Opinion
- Property development
It’s safe to go back into the REIT water
After a tough 18 months, property fund managers say real estate investment trusts will bounce back once interest rates reach their peak and inflation eases.
June
- Opinion
- Renting
The end is in sight for soaring rents
The post-pandemic rental surge is slowing, signalling a return to the more benign rental growth of the decade of the 2010s.
- Opinion
- Affordable housing
Tasmania shows the way for housing solution
With targets, funds and a mandate ‘to do things differently’, Tasmania’s new housing strategy might be just what the rest of the country needs.
- Opinion
- Office
Touchy, contested, critical: the truth about office tower values
Within weeks, investors will learn what a select group of valuers really think about pricing. Whether buyers accept those anticipated discounts will then be the test.
May
- Opinion
- Commercial real estate
The other areas of property affected by immigration
Australia’s surge in migration is creating an increased appetite for all types of commercial real estate, from retail to logistics – and even to offices.
CBDs are rebalancing – after a reality check
Post-pandemic CBDs are emerging, a bit bruised and diminished, but with more stability for a balanced growth.
- Updated
‘The only way’ to fix the rental crisis
A fast way to increase rental supply would be to encourage private investors to stop selling.
April
The hidden reason behind the home building collapse
Australian housing starts have fallen to decade lows because the problems with construction have multiplied, and the cost of finance has soared.
March
Entire western Sydney region powering ahead on many fronts
Parramatta isn’t the only area that is forging ahead. Other suburbs like Liverpool and Penrith are developing their own plans too.
Staff, investment pour into new offices in western Sydney
A new class of office buildings, including the mammoth Parramatta Square, have added to a surge in commercial property space in Sydney’s west.
- Opinion
- Property development
The ‘impossible’ Harry Triguboff turns 90
Australia’s most prolific apartment developer now spends less time on individual projects, and more time thinking about the future of a Meriton without him.
